Policy Corner

Living Well Black supports the reintroduction of the “Black Maternal Momnibus Act of 2023” (“Momnibus Act”) by Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). This legislation, composed of 13 individual bills, will provide critical funding, resources, and data needed to address the heartbreaking disparities in maternal mortality and birth …

Living Well Black supports H.R. 2116, the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act of 2022,” passed by the House of Representatives on March 18, 2022 and sent over to the Senate for its consideration. If it becomes law it will forbid discriminating based upon hair texture or hairstyle when the …